Water-operated motor.



J. M. KEITHLY.

WATER OPERATED MOTOR.

APPLICATION man MAY8. 1911.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

, INVENTOR James M fififil ATTQRNEY I J. M. KEITHLY.

WATER OPERATED MOTOR.

Y APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. 1917.

Patented Mar.'19,'.191s-.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INVENTOR WiTNEss'Es Jame? Mifieilfil y,

ATTORNEY JAMES M. KEITI-ILY, or MIIDVALE, IDAHO.

WATER-OPERATED MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application filed May 8, 1917. Serial No. 167,195.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES M. KEITHLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Midvale, in the county of Washington and State of Idaho, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Water-Operated Motors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to water operated motors andis designed to provide means whereby the delivery of water in predetermined quantities will operate a pivoted beam, for the purpose of transferring power generated'thereby to a pump or other mech anism.

The object of the present invention is to provide a motor which is operated from a water supply and includes means whereby the water may be automatically delivered to buckets located upon each end of a pivoted beam, these buckets being automatically and alternately filled and emptied for. the purpose of rocking the said beam upon its pivot in order that the movement of the said beam may be transferred to a suitable mechanism for the purpose of generating power.

The invention therefore consists of a supply tank or reservoir, which may be filled from any suitable source the water being delivered from this tank to stationary buckets or receptacles in predetermined quantities. The invention further consists of a pivoted beam carrying at each end thereof movable buckets adapted to be brought into engagement with the stationary buckets, the said movable buckets carrying mean for automatically opening valves located in the stationary buckets for the purpose of transferring the water therefrom to the movable buckets, the stationary buckets being provided with automatically operated valves, whereby they may be alternately emptied for the purpose of causingthe beam to rock upon its pivot and means for transferring the movement of this beam to a suitable mechanism for the purpose of creating power.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a diagrammatic View of the invention showing the same connected to a double action pump;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the manner of transferring water from the stationary bucket to the movable bucket;

Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating the macpner of emptying the movable bucket; an

Fig. a is an enlarged sectional view through the beam.

Fig. 5 is a detailed view of a modified form of connection and beam operating means.

Referring to the drawings in detail the numeral 10 indicates a supply tank or reservoir, which is adapted to be filled with'water from any suitable source of supply. EX- tending from this tank and communicating therewith are oppositely disposed conduits or pipes 11, which have located at their outer ends stationary buckets or receptacles 12. These buckets are adapted to receive water from the reservoir in predetermined quantities, and to this end there is provided within the conduit 11 a valve 13, which, is operated by a float 14: located within the bucket. The float leis provided with an arm 15, which is adjustably connected with the valve operating arm 16 through themedium of the connections 17. By this means the valve 13 will be closed when the desired quantity of water is within the bucket 12, this quantity being determined by the adjustment of the connections 17. Located within the bottom of the bucket 12 is an opening 18 formed with a seat 19 for the purpose of receiving a ball valve 20, which, when seated will close the opening 18. As above stated, there is one of these buckets provided for each of the conduits 11, and each bucket is equipped with the valve operating means just described.

Pivoted to a suitable support 21, as shown at 22, is a beam 23, which carries at its outer ends vertically movable buckets 24 of substantially the same shape as the buckets 12 previously described, the buckets 24L however being larger than the buckets 12 for the purpose of receiving the stationary buckets therein. Each of the buckets 24. is provided with a centrally arranged valve operating projection 25, which is preferably located adjacent the bottom thereof and is so positioned as to-enter the opening 18 and unseat the valve 20 when the stationary and movable buckets are brought into engagement. By this means the water from the bucket 12 will be transferred to the bucket 24:, the weight of this water causing the dropping of the movable bucket and carrying with it this end of the beam, thereby, rocking the said beam upon the pivot 22.

When the bucket 24 has reached the lower limit of its movement the contents thereof is emptied through an I opening 26, which is controlled by a ball valve 2'7. At this point, that is, at the lower limit of movement of the bucket 24, there is provided a vertically arranged projection 28, which is located in the path of the valve 27 for the purpose of unseating the valve and emptying the contents of the bucket;

The projection 28 is centrally located withma guiding and seating annular flange 29, which forms a tunnel for the purpose of driving the contents of the bucket 24 into a conduit or pipe 29, with which it communicates.

When one of the buckets 24 reaches 1ts 1 lowermost position and has emptied its con:

tents into the conduit 29, the opposite bucket has been brought into position and receives the contents of the opposite stationary bucket and the operation just described is repeated. It is obvious therefore that the alternate filling andemptying of the buckets 24 will cause the beam 23 to be continuously rocked upon its pivot. 7 V

The inventionas herein shown is utilized for operating a pump, which is indicated in its entirety by the numeral 30, and the con. duits or pipes 29 are in communication therewith. This pump is of the double act incr'type and is provided with a pair of cylin ers 31, the conduits 29 communicating with this pump through the medium of may be of any desired construction, forming no part of the present invention and is shown merely to illustrate oneof the applications of the inventions.

In the modification shown inFig. 5, the beam is formed of two separate sections 40, each havin its outer end connected to receiving buc ets and having the inner end provided with a toothed segment 41, for engagement with the rack 42 formed on one Gopies of this patent may be obtained for side of the pitmen 43, which is connected to one of the opposite 'rods38, after the manner of the pitmen 37. Each of the pitmen 43 is also provided with oppositely disposed rack teeth 44, which are adapted to engage a V toothed wheel '45, mounted for rotation upon a fulcrum 46, supported in bearings in a frame 47 Each of the segments 41 are concentrically pivoted upon this frame '47 as shown at48. It will thus be'seen that the beams 40 will be rocked upon the pivots 48 in a manner to dispose the outer end of one of the beams in a lowered position and at the same time the outer end of the other beam is in'a raised position, this action being due to the engagement of the pitmen 43 with toothed wheel 45. p v

The right is reserved to make such the changes in the form and proportion of the. invention as will fall within the-scope of the appended claims, for example the water may be disposed'ot in any sultable manner after leaving the buckets 24 instead otbeing conveyed to the pump and a difierent mechanism substitutedfor this pump;

t is believed from the foregoing that the construction, operation and advantages of the invention will be apparent and'that a further description is unnecessary. 7 Having desorlbed the invention, what is claimed 1s;

1. A water operated motor embodying a reservoir, stationary buckets connected therewith, means'for delivering a predetermined quantity of water to each. of said buckets, a pivoted beam, movable buckets .carriedfby each end of saidbeam and alternately "positioned' beneath the stationary buckets and means carried by the movable buckets for delivering the contents of the stationary buckets therein.

2. A water operated motor embodying a reservoir, stationary buckets communicating therewith by means of communicating pipes, a valve in each or" sald plpejs, floats arranged '100 within 'said stationary buckets to operate said valves for controlling the amount of water in the stationary buckets, a pivoted beam, movable buckets carried at the end of sald pivoted beam and means carried'by the movable buckets for delivering the contents of the stationary buckets therein. I

In testlmonywhereofl atlix my signature.

James M. KErrnLr five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

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